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Show 6LaPrensa, Jueves25 de Noviembre de1982 Martínez says practice SPORTS paid off in big win A Christmas present from Martínez” team David Miñdes Martínez is his name, and he ¡is the strong linebacker interest. He enjoys all sports, but next to football he most prefers soccer. for Brighton High School's varsity This summer, he played right wing. Since soccer will be a recognized interscholastic sport next year in football team, which last week won the 1982 state 4-A championship. David told La Prensa that at first, he didn't quite realize that they had David Martínez” teammates gave him a real thrill last Friday. They won the state 4—A football championship .. . well, not just won it. They wrapped it up, tied on a bow and gave their Brighton fans and early Christmas present with a 41-0 shut-off. The much maligned Brighton offense, which had developed a tendency this season to squeak past every opponent with just enough points to win, changedits style dramatically for the final play-off. By halftime, the Brighton Bengals had the sort of confidence that can only be inspired by a 244) lead. won—butafter the big celebration, he felt very good and excited. What goes into that kind of win? David says the most important factor of success is to like what you are doing—and to practice hard. He says he's sure that it pays ofíf—and he can point to his team's football win as an example. They like football, they wanted to win, and they practiced hard. But the Brighton defense, of which Martínez is a For David, practicing hard means part, stole the show. By forcing Bonneville to pass, the starting his training at 5 a.m. every morning. After football practice inthe afternoon, David still has to find time to study so he can maintain his “B” average. He's hoping to win an athletic scholarship to a college or Bengals held the Lakers to just 111 total yards, and the Lakers” lead rusher chalked up only eight yards on five carries. Friday may not have looked like a great day to play football, because of the snow and bitter cold and ice on'the artificial turf. But for David Martínez and his teammates, it turned out to be a pretty good day for football after all. 1 university. Eventually, David wants to play football professionally, but first, he wants to go on an LDS mission. He hasplenty of time to think about his options. A junior this year, he has another year of high school, including Estos son los Martínez, una familia dedicada al fútbol. De pie, David Martínez Sr., y Elizabeth. Hincados, Daniel, Pablo y David Jr. Fotos deabajo, “Los Bengalas” de Brighton High School quienes se coronaron campeonesdel estado en la categoria 4-A; momentos en quese les entregaba el trofeo al que se hicieron acreedores. David es el No. 54 enel circulo. another season of playing for Coach Steve Dangerfield, whom David says deserve much of the credit for this year's Bengals” championship. And he's hoping to be an All-star again, to represent Utah in games in other states. In a previous stint as an Allstar, David traveled to Idaho Falls and Denver. Football isn't David's only athletic Utah, David will be busy trying to achieve his own standards in both sports. But David's heart is undeniably in football. And that's not too surprising, since the whole Martínez family shares an enthusiasm for football. His father, David Martínez Sr., was the first Hispanic coach for the Ute (Conference, and is a self- proclaimed fanatic about the game he also played in high school. When his first son, David Jr., was born, his father's gift to him was—you guessed it—a football. David Sr., has coachedall three of his sons. Daniel, 14, plays for Brighton as a defensive tackle and helped his team to the district championship this year. And Pablo, 10, played running back for the Brighton Peewees, who also won their regional championship. Even the girls are in on the action. Elizabeth, the oldest Martínez girl, was a cheerleader. And the other two daughters, Sylvia and Myrna, are equally excited about the game. David and Angela Zoila Martínez have been married for 18 years and havelived all that time in Cottonwood High. They're very proud of their children, and the way they stick together as a fa.mily. One can feel the strong family relationship among the Martínez'es, and that's something just as exciting as football. “LA VOZ DEL PUEBLO” The Voice of the People heard Monday through Friday 12:30 — 2 p.m. Featuring: e Music e News e and information of the Hispanic Community Continued From Page 2 For more information call Thus the ¡issue may be compared to legislation on car safety. Should regulations issued in 1960 be applied to an automobile built in 1953? It's a thorny question, and the Reagan 363-1818 dt Administration has apparently decided to take a hard line and reject any compromise measures that would satisfy 1960 U.N. criteria or help resolve the Puerto Rico status matter decisively. Midvale ENBLANCA! 255-4783 ESPECIALES DE LA SEMANA o While the margin of victory was wide, there where 43 abstentions and 14 absentees. This meansthat the U.S. did not succeed in its effort to deliver a knockout blow. Should it ever lessen the intensity of its worldwide pressure, the “ab's” would add more than enough votes to E a has A Bolsilibros de sólo letras .60 = Cápsulas “Víbora de Cascabel” Bolsita de hierbas medicinales SO place Puerto Rico on the U.N. agenda. 5) Bolsita de camarón seco SO o WHile the struggle forestalled any U.N. interference in U.S. policy towards Puerto Rico, the argument that “Puerto Rico ¡is an internal issue of U.S. policy” will be hard to sustain in the face of any future massive lobbying efforts. When has the Secretary of Pomada de la Campana 6 > > 95 -20 Chile molido 50 Libra de hojas para tamales Sardinas en salsa de tomate a Salsa “El Búfalo” 5 3/8 oz. S Abulón 15 oz. Ss E Chocolate Ibarra Nopalitos Doña María 3.50 90 AL d Mazapanes = Tarjetas de Navidad Té de la abuela 2D E Cachuchas mexicanas vos E Chile jalapeño 27 oz. 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Stevens Arroyo is Professor of o The vote proved that the U.S. does value the Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College of U.N., despite the frequent rumblings of the City University of New York. o 5 We give e The U.S. painted the issueof status debate as one which had minimal support among Puerto Rico's populace. It called it a Cuban initiative to embarrass the U.S. With this argument, the State Department scored its biggest points. Even though the centrist Popular Democratic Party was represented on the Puerto Ricanside, the absence of the party's president exGovernor Rafael Hernández-Colón, weakened independence advocates to renew the drive next State of the U.S. ever called the President of year. And the rematch may well have the ending Uganda to tell him how to vote in the U.N. on of “Rocky 11.” e 6/S1 5 Caribbean lands. The worldwide debate on the dissatisfaction of Puerto Ricans with their What, then, is the significance of the 70-30 .situation is likely to become a funeral dirge for the CBI. vote? , 28 North Main St.— E 3 Ambassador Kirkpatrick that the U.N. is cynical, irresponsable, and ineffective. The importance ofthe Puerto Rican question can be measured by President Reagan's Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) that proposes to extend. the same kind of aid that Puerto Rico has received for some thirty years to other the “mordidas” — sobornos que los funcionarios mexicanos les arrancan a los turistas estadounidenses y a los ciudadanos mexicanos que regresan de sus visitas a los Estados Unidosy a otras partes. 2. Que se declare a Fernando Valenzuela como tesoro nacional y que se haga que los Dodgers de Los Angeles paguen una suma considerable. (Posiblemente un recargo por cada papeleta de entrada semejante a la elaborada entre Los Angeles de California y Reggie Jackson, podría establecerse). 3. Quese le venda alestado de Texassu bandera, capturada en El Alamo. (Actualmente se le exhibe en el Museo Nacional de Chapultepec, en la Ciudad de México). Los texanos han venido acosando a México durante largo tiempo para recuperarla. Un precio de mil Unidos. 5. Que se vendanlas islas de Santa Catalina, Santa Bárbara, San Clemente y otras seis, ubicadas frente a la costa, a los Estados Unidos. Las nueve islas, ocupadas por los Estados Unidos, nunca les fueron cedidas a estos en ningún tratado por parte de México, y éste nunca ha renunciado a su propiedad. 6. Si los Estados Unidos se niegan a' pagar, que se les amenace con una invasión. Sin duda alguna que ocurrirá un fracaso como el de las Malvinas, pero durante algún tiempo mantendría las mentes de la gente alejadas de la devaluación y la inflación: 7. Pedir a España que devuelvael diez por ciento de lo que se llevó durante la conquista. 8. 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